The Penn's Grove record., 1887-08-27
CAPT. KIDD'S HIDDEN
TREASURES:
Vast Treasures Found along
Jerseys Coast.

f itOridl Correspondence.
Island Heights, Aug. 20.
Two cen1u IA les ago when men lived
ana ruled by force aud the commerce
OF the seas was ravaged by pirates,
Capt. William Kidd, the king Of pi-
rates, was noted from Que shore to
the o,her OF the Atlantic ocean as the
boldest desperate on the high seas.
He sought the richest prey and his
ships were noted TO carry the richest
treasures'as their booty. For fear Of
its being recaptured, it is SAID, he would
seek various secluded iniets along the
coast OF America and bury his i'll got
ten gains, He became 50 tyrannical
that ali merchant ships 50 ught his capa
ture and, finally, being in London aud
recognized by SOME OF lis victims lie
was captured and strung up on the
gailows IN 1901.
by looking at tae maps OF New Jer-
sey it will be seen that there are mum
er0u bays along its eastern border, cut
off from the ocean y narrow strips OF
land miles in length, with bui occasions
al mtermIsalels where there are mar
row inlets from the ocean. The land
to The westward ion twenty-five miles
is covered with forests Of scrabby &C.
dars, pine and oak, being u vast Wild
eIness years ago and is not much bet
ter o SAGE the habitatious OF "a few
poor farmers and occasional towns
which are now fast growing into no
tice as summer resorts. Owing to the
Seclusion and tie tales which have been
handed down for generations concern
ing the famous Captain Kidd it has
become believed that he buried much
Of his treasures along the Jersey coast.
He being captured aud hung, of course.
the treasures remained where he left
them. Many times has the tale been
.ola of strange men visiting snule prom
inent points alol 9 these inland bays
and digging Steadily in the night for
these treasures. And it is, indeed, true
that within the last fifteen years hum
dreds Of men have dug along these
hills and sand dunes and woke up in
the morning to find themselves rich in,
not only treasures, but pleasures.
OF course The wary Captain would
seek some prominent yet secluded ard
central spo as his bank. BY entering
Barnegat Inlet which is nearly mid
way along tie Jersey coast, sailing fiji
teen miles northwdrd OH Barnegat
bay which IS "a sh0al placid stream
from a half mile 20 four mites III width,
then sailing westward Hree miles, one
cannot help bat uo4ice a high, prom
ineIt hill with Il bare side Of clayish
gravel on Inc north side of the stream,
the borders OF which are dismally cover
ed with pines. together viii the
shallow river this Hill is surrounded
with it meadow stream, making 1t an
island. because of its striking prom
mence and seclus,on Capt. Kidd bur
led hs treasures th re, hence it is
named MONEY Island.
The slow going farmers who had Sc
cured IA competence bmlt II Town fur
ther up tnerlyer years Jgo, not head
ing the treasures That lay further
down although Money Island" was a
10y word with them. AS some had
read the blessings for obedience; 1.-THE
Lord shall open uIto thee his good
treasure" some ministers of the Cos
pei and Il few other earnest follower of
Methodism, about twelve years ago
conceived of seeking SOME OF those
treasures which lay hidden along t he
coast. Like Cap, Kidd, whose treas
ures of w~icnedmess profit nothing" TO
him, they started from Baiheg,tt, san
ed up that water aud tlien INTO It's lar
gest arm TO the westward until they
came to an abrupt pIomintory at Tie
mouth OF Toms River. There they
dropped ancn0r and surveyed the
Heights OF that Island and concluded
more treasures lay IN store for them
there than there could be secured "A
mile further on at money Island.n
SO they concluded "they shall call the
people unto the mountain; there they
| shall offer sacrifices of righteousness ;
for they shall suck OF the abundance
| of The sea, and Of treasures hid in the
sand,
These few men of aod invested $500
each in purchasing this most beautiful
| spot to be foundin that section. They
| dug in the earth, built houses, laid
out wide streets, built an altar for
| sacrifices to God, and invited others
to come. They eame The land rose
in value. Their money increased
twenty folds. Tho thus found treas
ures as hundreds of others have who
purchased poor STRIPS of land along the
| coast, but it was not Captain Kidd's
nluuel ti6dSt4lVo IVA 'hNJ h"No PiONcH
a mythical tale for nearly two hundred
years. This was the starting of the
summer and camp meeting resort of
ISLAND HEIGHTS.
Tuesday afternoon l boarded a train
at Camdea and WAS soon hizzing over
:he fertile sand hills Of Camden and
Burlington counties whose fields were
laboring forth an abundant yield Of ma
ture'sri produce. Mount Holly and
Pemberton beng passed and New Lis
bon reached, q miles from Camden,
the Jersey sands ceased To bear the
smiles prOd ltad by the tickling OF the
thirty farmers hoe ami dttse thickets
OF bushes and vast forests Of pine, ee-